List of colonial governors in 1826
# List of colonial governors in 1826

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1826. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

## Denmark

* Danish West Indies – Johan Frederik Bardenfleth, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1821–1827)
* Iceland – Peter Fjeldsted Hoppe, Governor of Iceland (1824–1829)
* North Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of North Greenland (1825–1828)
* South Greenland – Christian Alexander Platou, Inspector of South Greenland (1821–1823, 1824–1827)

## France

* French Guiana –
   * Charles Emmanuel de Muyssard, Governor of French Guiana (1825–1826)
   * Joseph Burgues de Missiessy, Governor of French Guiana (1826–1827)
* Guadeloupe –
   * Louis Léon Jacob, Governor of Guadeloupe (1823–1826)
   * Jean Julien Angot des Rotours, Governor of Guadeloupe (1826–1830)
* Martinique –
   * François Xavier, Governor of Martinique (1818–1826)
   * François Marie Michel de Bouillé, Governor of Martinique (1826–1829)

## The Netherlands

* Aruba –
   * Jacob Thielen, Commander (1822–1826)
   * Simon Plats, Commander (1826–1827)
* Bonaire
* Curaçao
* Dutch East Indies
* Surinam – Abraham de Veer, Governor-General of Surinam, (1822–1827)
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten

## Portugal

* Angola – Nicolau Aberu Castelo Branco, Governor of Angola (1823–1829)

## Spanish Empire

* Captaincy General of Cuba – Francisco Dionisio Vives, Governor of Cuba (1823–1832)
* Captaincy General of Puerto Rico – Miguel de la Torre y Pando, conde de Torrepando, Governor of Puerto Rico (1822–1837)
* Spanish East Indies – Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca, Governor-General of the Philippines (1825–1830)
* Viceroyalty of Peru – Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso, nominal (1824–1826)

## United Kingdom

* Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat –
   * Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Governor of Antigua (1819–1826)
   * Sir Patrick Ross, Governor of Antigua (1826–1832)
* The Bahamas – Lewis Grant, Governor of the Bahamas (1821–1829)
* Barbados – Sir Henry Warde, Governor of Barbados (1821–1829)
* Berbice – Henry Beard, Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice (1821–1831)
* Bermuda –
   * William Smith, Acting Governor of Bermuda (1825–1826)
   * Sir Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner, Governor of Bermuda (1826–1832)
* British Columbia – John McLoughlin, Governor of British Columbia (1825–1838, 1839–1845)
* British North America – The Earl George Ramsay, Governor General of British North America (1820–1828)
   * Lower Canada – Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton, Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada (1820–1828)
   * New Brunswick – Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (1824–1831)
   * Nova Scotia – Sir James Kempt, Governor of Nova Scotia (1820–1828)
   * Prince Edward Island – John Ready, Governor of Prince Edward Island (1824–1831)
   * Upper Canada – Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, (1818–1828)
* Demerara-Essequibo – Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo (1824–1831)
* Dominica – William Nicolay, Governor of Dominica (1824–1831)
* Grenada –
   * George Paterson, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada (1823–1826)
   * James Campbell, Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada (1826–1833)
* Jamaica (with Belize) – The Duke William Montague, Governor of Jamaica (1808–1827)
* Malta Colony
   * Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Governor of Malta (1824–1826)
   * Alexander George Woodford, Acting Governor of Malta (1826–1827)
* New South Wales – Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales (1825–1831)
* Newfoundland – Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (1825–1834)
* Red River Colony – Donald Mackenzie, Governor of the Red River Colony (1825–1833)
* Rupert's Land – Sir John Henry Pelly, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1822–1852)
* St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla-British Virgin Islands – Charles William Maxwell, Governor (1821–1832)
* St. Lucia –
   * Nathaniel Shepherd Blackwell, Governor of St. Lucia (1824–1826)
   * John Montagu Mainwaring, Governor of St. Lucia (1821–1824, 1826–1827)
* St. Vincent – Charles Brisbane, Governor of St. Vincent (1808–1829)
* Tobago – Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson, Governor of Tobago (1816–1827)
* Trinidad – Sir Ralph James Woodford, Governor of Trinidad (1813–1828)
